David is a graduate of Quinnipiac University earning a Bachelor of Health Science in 2000, a Master of Physical Therapy in 2002, as well as becoming board certified as an Athletic Trainer prior to that in 2001. He was Assistant Athletic Trainer at Quinnipiac University for two years and was responsible for the well being of over 150 NCAA Division I athletes.

Specialties & Certifications

David is certified by The National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist and has been recognized by The Titleist Performance Institute as a Certified Golf Fitness Instructor and Level 3 Medical Professional. This allows David to enhance the performance of athletes, especially golfers, of all ages, injured or healthy, by teaching efficient body mechanics and movement patterns.

David has recently become certified in Dry Needling from the Spinal Manipulation Institute.

Current Role Working With Athletes

David has a great deal of experience with patients of all ages including high level high school, collegiate, and professional athletes with clients from the New England Patriots, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and other NFL, NHL, and NCAA Division I programs.

Professional Philosophy

With over 14 years of experience, David has become an area leader in the field of sports medicine, orthopedics, and return to sport rehabilitation. David specializes in the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic/sports related conditions with an emphasis on post-operative rehabilitation, manual therapy, and sport specific training for patients of all ages and all abilities.

Specialties & Certifications

Throughout Matthew’s career he has placed a strong emphasis on personal development, having been certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the USA Powerlifting Association, and the USA Weightlifting Association. He focuses on a movement-based approach while working with athletes, clients and patients, using sound methodologies and principles through his formal training in FMS, SFMA, PRI, EXOS, and StrongFirst.

Athletic & Training Background

His most recent athletic endeavors have taken place on the platform as a raw powerlifter with competition bests of 360 squat, 280 bench press, and 435 deadlift for a 1,075 total. In his free time, Matthew focuses on training, reading, writing, and spending time with his family.

Current Role Working with Athletes

In his current practice at Boston Physical Therapy & Wellness in Medford, MA, Matthew continues to focus on performance-based training and manual therapy with an emphasis on improving the health of his athletes and clients both from a strength and conditioning standpoint and soft tissue management standpoint. He is also a provider for Clinical Athlete, a global database designed to help connect athletes and weightlifters with healthcare practitioners.

Professional Philosophy

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

***Matthew Ibrahim is a strength coach, massage therapist, physical therapy rehabilitation coach, writer, speaker, and founder of Movement Resilience, a blog geared toward enhancing the fields of human movement and athletic performance. His work has been featured in Breaking Muscle, the CrossFit Journal, Juggernaut Training Systems, Lifehacker, ReebokONE, Sports Rehab Expert, STACK, and The Personal Trainer Development Center.